Here's a question: Peralta had a great year last year, and is hitting .270 with a .337 OBP.Does anyone miss him, now? Or is he just a nice 7 hole hitter in Det who would be leaving just as many RISP as a cleanup hitter in Cleveland as anyone else?

Nice outing from Ubaldo. Damon's stupidity probably kept him from coming out in the 7th.

Still we needed it and he gave it to us today. Splitter was sharp and he battled from the stretch.

Playing here is the closest thing to heaven. Really, I mean it's amazing to be in a place where the fans truly cherish their football team and stick behind them win or lose. We players love them, too. I feel a sense of accomplishment playing here, we are a special breed of football players with a great opportunity." ~ tOSU LB Brian Rolle

I'm hoping he doesn't come out in the 7th. Last time out against the Ray he bobbed and weaved pretty successfully through 5 innings, giving up just one run in the homer to Luke Freakin' Scott. Comes out in the 6th, gets two outs, and then the wheels fall off. Since he made it OK through six I want to hear that Smith is coming out in the 7th. We have a terrific 7-8-9 pitching line-up. I want to win against Deetroit so bad....

I've tried 'em all, I really have, and the only church that truly feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the Church of Baseball.~~~Annie Savoy-"Bull Durham"

If they ever make an Aaron Cunningham movie ("Designated for Assignment: Late Inning Replacement: The Aaron Cunningham Story"), his suicide squeeze will be in slow motion with the song from The Natural playing. Then the screen will cut to black.

In white writing: "He never played another game in the majors again. He was replaced by Brent Lillibridge, the game's first half-blooded Hobbit."